Chapter 48: The Warrior and the Assassin

"It's a boring game"

Sky TV commentator George Woodgate's words were the interpretation of the first fifteen minutes of the game.

Both Derby County and Chelsea were experimenting tentatively, with neither attacking desire in the opening stages, and both sides wanted to defend solidly, and perhaps the game would be a little more intense when the players got into shape, but at least for now, the game was boring.

"But it's also a testament to the importance that both sides take the game!" George Woodgate said comfortingly, not knowing if he was comforting the fans in front of the TV or comforting himself.

Indeed, compared to the fierce offensive game, the game on the field now seems very dull, the firepower of both sides into the attack is not strong, the football has been passing around in the midfield, even in the midfield, the confrontation is not very intense, this kind of game scene is really not refreshing.

The camera lens pointed at the two managers respectively.

I saw that Wan Sheng and Mourinho were watching the game seriously in high spirits, and both of them looked very strict, showing that they attached importance to the game.

As the clock went on, when the time passed 20 minutes, the two sides attacked a little more.

The game is getting exciting.

What can be seen is that Chelsea have significantly stepped up their attack, occasionally hitting the halfway line and even near the Derby penalty area, while Derby County are still holding on to a solid defence and seem to have no intention of attacking against Chelsea at all, and as a result, Chelsea have achieved some pressure on the field.

As a result, the Chelsea fans who came to the scene also came alive and began to cheer for Chelsea from the stands

Jose Mourinho watched the game carefully.

He sat firmly in his position, not too worried about the match, because the game was firmly in his hands, at least for now, and he thought it would continue to be like this.

It's self-confidence.

He had done some research on Derby before the game and he knew what Derby were capable of attacking. I also know that the opponent's tactics are called 'os-fast', and it must be admitted that this set of tactics is very high-end, so high-end that as long as you see it once and understand it, Mourinho knows that it is very difficult to let your team play such complex tactics, and the opponent's tactics can even be compared with the tactical complexity of La Liga giants Barcelona, which has high requirements for the players of the whole team and high requirements for the players' ability to adapt to tactics. Another high requirement is physical fitness, very few teams can have such physical fitness in the whole team, but looking at the average age of the opposing players, it is somewhat understandable.

Mourinho still admires this.

Tactics with such high physical requirements cannot be used by ordinary teams at all, because there will always be some veterans in the starters, and these veterans are often very important players, and their physical fitness cannot keep up, and the tactics naturally cannot be played. On the contrary, if the whole team is full of young players, the strength will definitely be limited, and no amount of exquisite tactics can make up for the gap in strength. But Derby County can play such a tactic, many of their players are very young, but they are very strong, which is what Mourinho admires the most. The other party's vision of the players is really not comparable to himself.

But the most important thing for the head coach is to lead the team to results!

Jose Mourinho is convinced of this. Maybe in other aspects, many other coaches are better than him, but he is very confident in leading the team, what he likes most is the feeling of being completely in his own hands, every game is a game for him, and he is a master of the game.

Just like now

Derby County is a good opponent, but they still have a gap with Chelsea, they have a strong attacking ability, but they don't dare to let go of their hands to attack, because in that case, the defense is easy to break through, so now they choose to defend, the opponent's 'os-fast' defensive ability is still good, but it's just good, when the defensive ability is played, the attack will naturally be affected.

Therefore, what Chelsea needs to do is to strengthen the attack slowly while consolidating the defense, and when the opponent's strength is thoroughly understood and the opponent is better understood, the attack can naturally be appropriately strengthened.

Even if it is based on a solid defence, Mourinho has confidence in his team's attack.

That's how he won one victory after another.

You don't need to score more, one is enough, the game has been going on like this, it is not easy for the opponent to keep the goal for 90 minutes, this is not only their own appearance, but also luck

Just like Mourinho thought, the game seems to be going in that direction.

Chelsea have slowly stepped up their attack, occasionally playing brilliant combinations that clearly threaten the Derby goal, in which case Derby County have been left to defend with little resistance.

Many fans who came to the scene wanted to see Derby's gorgeous attack, but so far they have been a little disappointed, Derby County has not shown much offensive ability at all, but has been defending.

'Derby County are suppressed by Chelsea!'

"In front of a strong Chelsea, even Derby County, who have a flashy attack, it's hard to show what to say"

'On their home turf, Derby County are a bit passive'

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As the game progressed, the hostile media of Derby County came forward and made some mockery of Derby's cousin, but more media were worried about the situation, for the game, in fact, they wanted Derby County to win, if one of Chelsea and Derby County was chosen as the winner, many people would choose Derby County, Chelsea is too hateful.

But Derby County didn't show anything and just kept defending.

This situation worries a lot of people.

The camera pointed to the Derby County coach's box, and saw the young Chinese coach, still sitting there steadily, seemingly not worried about the situation at all, or rather, he didn't want Derby County to attack at all, just wanted to hold on for 90 minutes, this is the interpretation of some commentators.

But in reality, Wansheng's thinking is very different from Mourinho's.

Mourinho thinks he has a good idea, but he really underestimates Wansheng, or Derby. Wansheng knows very well that if the team plays Chelsea head-on, it is not easy to win, Chelsea defends solidly, and then seeks counterattacks, this style of play with Chelsea's strong strength, it is simply invincible, just like Arsenal in the previous life, in the three years that Mourinho coached Chelsea, every time he played against Chelsea, he lost, lost at his own home stadium, lost at Stamford Bridge, and wanted to have a draw is a luxury.

This is the result of Arsenal, England's strongest attacking team, and Chelsea going head-to-head.

It's the same with Derbyshire.

At present, Derby County is not stronger than Arsenal, even if it beats Arsenal in the first round, but it is really a bit of luck, the number of football training masters is very telling, Arsenal's overall strength is not worse than Derby County, at least their players' comprehensive strength is more than 80, such as Henry and Vieira, the strength is also more than 90, and they are real superstar players.

If Derby County and Chelsea play head-to-head and show the team's attacking ability, the probability of winning is very low, in the world of football, 'defending wins' is not an empty phrase, especially Chelsea is much better than Derby County, even at home, the chances are very small.

Wansheng estimates that the odds will be less than 30%.

This kind of chance is too small, so Wansheng asks the team to defend well.

But unlike what many people think, Wansheng can't ask the team to defend all the time to rely on luck to keep the goal, if you insist on the whole team to defend, he is confident to keep the goal, the chance is always more than 50%, but 50% of the chance to bet on a draw This is better than a head-on attack, to bet on the 30% chance of winning, losing is only 1 point less than a draw, there is no need to do that.

Wansheng's idea is one sentence - look for opportunities!

Chelsea can't hold on to a whole game of constant pressing, and at the same time insist on a solid defense at the back, and for 90 minutes, they will always be slack, which means that there will always be chances, as long as they take the opportunity and complete the quick attack, then the chances of scoring are still very good.

In Wan Sheng's opinion, the current game is like a strong tactic, fighting a weaker assassin.

The warrior is very strong, the defense is very strong, and the offense is not bad, the warrior can completely suppress the assassin by virtue of defense and offense, but the reason why the assassin is an assassin is to pursue a hit, and he can still pose a threat to the warrior, as long as the warrior is negligent, or there is any mistake, let the assassin seize the opportunity, maybe the victory or defeat can be decided in an instant!

That's how Wan Sheng understands the game, and that's how he prepares.

Eleven players on the field, it is impossible for all of them to have one heart, but for the whole team, the most core player is Morris, even if Van der Vaart, who has been extremely good recently, the importance of tactics is lower than that of Morris, Morris may not be as good as Van der Vaart's personal ability, but in terms of grasp of the game, it is definitely much stronger than Van der Vaart, Morris's various mental number attribute evaluations prove this, whether it is the overall situation, will, etc., the evaluation value is more than ' 90', this kind of super high mental attribute evaluation, even in the top league is very rare.

So the key to victory is Morris.

The captain on the field is Marcus, but Morris is the real commander of the team, as long as Morris attacks, the whole Derby County team will seize the opportunity to counterattack.

That's the stakes for winning.

So when he saw the team's passive defense, Wan Sheng didn't care, because the development of the game was firmly in his hands, and he had thought about this situation before the game.

That's how Wansheng and Jose Mourinho grasp the game. (To be continued......) R1292